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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is the latest game to be refused a classification down under in Australia, where there is no official rating to allow computer games to be sold to adults only.

This situation has also previously occurred for Shellshock 2: Blood Trails and Silent Hill: Homecoming.

The publisher Warner Bros. are currently looking into an appeals process which could result in the game being edited for Australian release, a situation that occurred for Bethesda’s Fallout 3.

I’m guessing a few of you have played Call of Duty: World at War online by now. Some of you may even have unlocked Prestige Mode…?

Unfortunately I’m not there yet. I think I’m on level 32 so no PPSh for me =’(

Share what your favourite class is? what level you are? and will you be going down the prestige route?

Warner Bros. has announced Terminator Salvation, a third-person action computer game based on the movie, will be released in 2009.

The game offers players the chance to take on the role of John Connor, a soldier in the resistance, battling for survival against the superior forces of Skynet.

It will be developed by GRIN, the development team behind the popular Ghost Recon series.

Tons of games have been turned into films. Max Payne is the latest of these, and from what I’ve heard (tho’ I haven’t seen it myself yet) successfully continues the long running disappointment of games to film.

Tell us which (if any) game to film you enjoyed the most and which you think was the most terrible…

(Can’t think? Try this)

Square Enix and Gas Powered Games have formed a strategic partnership and announced that work has begun on Supreme Commander 2.

This deal marks the first step towards Square Enix increasing western development efforts aimed for the global markets, having previously worked exclusively with Japanese development companies.

The original Supreme Commander was one of the big real time strategy titles of 2007 and was followed up in the same year with Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance,  both published by THQ and developed by Gas Powered Games.

Ubisoft has acquired the assets and personnel of Swedish development studio Massive Entertainment.

The studio is best known for its expertise in the real time strategy genre, with one of the most successful titles being 2007’s World In Conflict, the branding of which has also been aquired by Ubisoft.

Eidos Interactive has re-vamped the website for Tomb Raider Underworld.

With the game due for release next week, an Experience Website has been unveiled that allows players to sample a special game set in the Mediterranean.

The demo was also recently released, as Lara gets further press and exposure.

Can your ‘Beast’ defeat the competition from other users?

Processor, Memory, Sound and Graphics Card – Combined can they play the top games out there? Can it play Crysis, as it is meant to be played?

Whatever your setup, see if you’re the ultimate GameShadow user.

TIME magazine has unveiled the Best Inventions of 2008. 

In amongst the scientific, engineering and architectural feats is the god-type management computer title from Electronic Arts, Spore.

Released in September, it has reached the top spot in various global game charts.

The conclusion of 2008 is no different from previous years. Credit crunch or no credit crunch, all entertainment companies want to make a splash in the retail market.

Now the final quarter of the year is in full flow and with releases such as Far Cry 2, FIFA 09, and Fallout 3 making their respective marks, the Holiday Season is reaching a new level of excitement for gamers.

Big titles will continue their promotional push, aiming to sell well from now into next year and the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Need for Speed: Undercover, LOTRO: Mines of Moria and Tomb Raider Underworld, will be key players for their respective publishers and developers, and good sales will help justify whether to produce another edition, or a sequel, or a spin-off next year.

It isn’t make or break entirely, but it helps to have a happy Holiday Season.